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- A Canadian cleantech firm plans to invest $40 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Egypt focused on flare gas recovery, carbon capture, and reinjection technologies, officials said following high-level talks in Cairo.
- Sun 10:53An oversight committee has suspended a demand by Brazilian prosecutors’ offices to annul a $180-million jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) deal announced by the state of Para last fall.
- Big tech on the high seas - Danish shipping company Norden has partnered with Microsoft on a pilot project to reduce the tech giant’s maritime Scope 3 emissions by nearly 10,000 tonnes of CO2 over three years. The collaboration involves using waste-based biofuels and a 'Book and Claim' system, which allows Microsoft to account for emission reductions even if the low-carbon fuel isn’t physically used on its own shipments. Norden claims its biofuel voyages offer an 80-90% life cycle emissions cut compared to conventional fuels. The companies are also working with the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to trial improvements to the RSB’s Book and Claim framework, aiming to enhance transparency and credibility in tracking sustainable shipping fuel claims. This project adds to a growing industry trend, with initiatives such as the Maritime Book and Claim System launched in 2024 by RMI, the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center, ZEMBA, and Hapag-Lloyd, and a five-year MoU signed by Japan’s MOL and Be Forward for a car carrier Book and Claim service to Africa starting in 2025.
- Sat 22:34Widespread adoption of cover crops and no-tillage farming on global croplands could reduce greenhouse gas emissions but often at the expense of crop yields, according to a new study.
- Sat 17:28A UK-based climate fintech firm has launched a request for proposals to finance carbon credit projects with institutional debt, marking a fresh bid to unlock non-dilutive capital for developers seeking at least $1 million.
- Sat 01:37Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras injected a record volume of CO2 and continued its purchases from a REDD+ project, according to its annual climate report published Friday.
Storage secured - The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a right-of-way authorisation allowing Pond Field to use subsurface federally managed pore space for the Sweetwater Carbon Storage Hub project, which involves injecting CO2 underground to prevent atmospheric release. The approval applies to some 44,400 acres (some 18,000 hectares) in Uinta, Sweetwater, and Lincoln counties in Wyoming but excludes state and private lands. The authorisation does not include any proposed surface infrastructure on BLM-managed land.
Biochar breakthrough - Airex Energy, a Quebec-based developer of decarbonisation technologies, Groupe Remabec, a Quebec-based private forestry company, and SUEZ, a global provider of circular water and waste solutions, have officially inaugurated Carbonity, Canada’s first industrial-scale biochar plant, located in Port-Cartier, Québec. The joint venture aims to begin with an annual production capacity of 10,000 tonnes of biochar, and triple output by 2026. The facility will be powered by Airex Energy’s technologies and use forestry residues from Groupe Remabec’s operations to produce biochar. Carbonity expects to sequester 75,000 tCO2e per year at full capacity and generate carbon credits for sale on the voluntary market. The facility is supported by funding from the governments of Quebec and Canada.
- Fri 21:31A US-based carbon removal (CDR) buyers' coalition focused on nature-based solutions has received an unexpectedly high volume and quality of responses to its inaugural request for proposals (RFP), according to early insights from the process published Friday.
- A South Africa budget announcement this week has confirmed a proposed price rise for the country's CO2 tax from next year as well as the expansion of carbon credit provisions, which will allow affected entities to use more offsets to meet their obligations.
- Fri 17:33A commodities trader has raised its pre-financing support for a large mangroves carbon project, it announced Friday.
- Elimini President Laurie Fitzmaurice gave the keynote speech at this week's Carbon Unbound 2025 conference in New York. Here is a summary of her remarks.
- The European Commission may be throwing the baby out with the bathwater in its ongoing attempt to simplify corporate sustainability reporting obligations, an NGO has warned on Friday.
- Fri 15:40Ghana and Singapore have signalled early support for a proposed Article 6.2 soil carbon project in Ghana’s Upper West Region targeting 3.6 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030, the project developer announced this week.
- Fri 15:38Three companies on Wednesday won an auction held by Brazil’s national development bank for the sustainable management of some 453,000 hectares of Amazonian forest.
- Fri 15:15Short-term sea-level changes driven by climatic oscillations such as El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) can trigger widespread mangrove dieback and reverse their role as carbon sinks, a study released Friday has found.
- Fri 15:03Here's our take - Sylvera has published an analysis of the projects applying to transition from the CDM to the PACM. The ratings agency has noted that a large share, around 80%, come from methodologies that are no longer used by voluntary carbon market standards, raising quality concerns. The requirement for these projects to shift to new, upcoming PACM methodologies by the end of the year presents a vital chance to address environmental integrity, they said.
- Listen up - Two CDR experts have recommended how they feel the EU should manage its proposed removals fund. The fund, introduced in a workshop setup by the EU Commission, has the benefit of being implemented relatively quickly and can leverage existing institutional experience, the experts said. Aidan Preston, who recently worked on the US Department of Energy CDR Purchase Pilot, and Robert Höglund, EU CDR Expert Group member, said that setting up the fund communicates public commitment and developers and financial institutions will take cues from the presence of a stable public buyer. However, they cautioned that a small fund would send a small signal, so the size and scope should be ambitious. The experts said that in the near term the mechanism used by the EU to procure CDR credits should allow the programme operators to look beyond cost per credit as a selection criterion and increase market certainty to the greatest extent possible.
- Fri 14:51Digital monitoring - Gold Standard has approved two dMRV (digital Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification) pilot projects for activities spanning biogas systems in thermal energy generation and safe water supply. These projects were submitted under the dMRV Pilot Programme in Q1 2025 and others interested in applying can do so here. The approved dMRV pilot projects are one at a smallholder dairy biogas project in India, developed by Arukah, and another in Ghana developed by Element15 to quantify carbon reductions from avoided water boiling through improved water access.
- Fri 14:37CORSIA compliant - The European Commission has adopted its annual updated list of countries other than the EU and EEA countries, Switzerland, and the UK, that are considering applying the UN's CORSIA. China is not on the list, as it has not been for the past few years, while the US remains, for now. The aviation industry is currently in CORSIA's first phase (2024-26), with the 'mandatory' phase starting in 2027, lasting until 2035, for member countries. In the first phase, participation is voluntary for these member states.
- Singapore and Paraguay on Friday signed a final implementation agreement on carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the seventh of its kind sealed by the Southeast Asian country.
- Stop it now! - Civil society organisations in the Republic of Congo and internationally are demanding an immediate ban on oil and mining operations in the Conkouati-Douli National Park, ahead of the First Global Congress of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities of Forest Basins. The protest centres on the government’s plan to issue the ‘Niambi’ hydrocarbon exploration permit to Oriental Energy, covering nearly 1,300 sq. km, much of it within the park’s core protected zone - an area legally off-limits to such activity under Congolese law. Critics argue the move would threaten endangered species, violate Indigenous rights, and contradict Congo’s own environmental commitments, including its 30x30 conservation target and obligations under national and international laws. The park supports around 7,000 residents and is home to species such as lowland gorillas and humpback dolphins. Activists highlight a broader trend of protected areas in the Congo Basin being opened up for extractive activities. NGOs are urging President Denis Sassou Nguesso to cancel the permit and any others affecting the park and are calling on international donors to condition conservation aid on meaningful protections for forest communities and ecosystems. (Rainforest Foundation UK)
- The largest political party in the European Parliament, the European People's Party (EPP), is pushing to delay final talks on the Green Claims Directive (GCD), currently slated for June 10, according to multiple sources close to the file.
- Fri 13:11UK standard body Social Carbon has launched an insetting framework for supply chains in forestry, land use, and agriculture (FLAG).
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Hacked n' snacked - UST held its annual Zero-Waste Hackathon 2025 on Thursday in London, challenging students and young professionals to devise tech-driven solutions to tackle food waste. Drawing 88 entries from across the globe, the event featured 10 finalist teams from India, Spain, the US, and the UK, with five attending in person and five competing virtually. Participants focused on reducing buffet and hospitality sector food waste using AI-based tools. UK team Zero Forks won with a gamified app promoting household food waste reduction through behavioural science, while India’s Cul Intel impressed judges with an AI platform optimising menu design, portioning, and food redistribution. The top teams shared a £1,500 prize pool. Judges from AWS, Compass Group, Levy, and 40 Percent praised the innovation and commitment to sustainability.
- Fri 12:10A Canadian environmental consultancy focused on pyrolysis and biochar will cease its activities in the carbon markets, it announced this week, marking the end of the firm’s seven-year journey in the offset space.
- Fri 10:54UN officials tasked with helping to shape the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM) will review and discuss a new clean cooking crediting programme at the next methodological expert meeting in July.
- Greener construction - Saint Gobain is launching a new low-carbon stone wool insulation facility in Leicestershire, central England, which is expected to start operations in 2027. The plant will initially produce 50,000 tonnes per year of stone wool insulation for the British market, with the potential to double its output to 100,000 tonnes per year. It aims to reduce the embodied carbon of construction projects by lowering the Scope 1 and 2 CO2 footprint of stone wool insulation, and is part of the construction manufacturer's commitment to reach net zero by 2050. The plant will have a renewably powered electric furnace. (Roofing Today)
- Fri 09:32An Australian direct air capture (DAC) startup has signed an agreement to deploy solar-powered DAC modules in Kenya, as interest grows in using the Great Rift Valley’s geology and renewables for CO2 removal projects.
- Building together - The government of Panama announced a new collaboration with the VCMI to support the development of a high-integrity carbon market for the country, while also supporting Panama’s efforts for its nationally determined contribution and nature goals. VCMI will provide in-house support to the country’s Ministry of Environment (MINAM) and hire two regional experts, in part to help design a transparent carbon market governance according to Article 6 and other global best practices.
- Fri 02:06A Peruvian court has ordered the country's government to define the boundaries of Kichwa ancestral lands located within two state-designated protected natural areas (PNAs), sources told Carbon Pulse, a move that could have potential repercussions for one of the largest REDD projects in the world facing a similar lawsuit.
- Fri 01:01A company specialised in CO2 storage and a carbon credit platform – both based in British Columbia – announced Thursday a broad deal for the sale of some 300,000 carbon removal (CDR) credits annually.
